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Analysis: Can Pakistan afford conflict amidst its own economic issues

The country has been facing an ever-rising fiscal deficit, increasing debt and high inflation

Pakistan's hamstrung economy can't weather a conflict with India
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Sachin P Mampatta Mumbai
Pakistan’s difficult economic situation may weaken its ability to weather conflict during a time of escalated tensions.

The country has been facing an ever-rising fiscal deficit, increasing debt and a hamstrung economy.

The Kargil conflict cost India Rs 15 crore a day, nearly 20 years ago, according to ‘Limited War: Revisiting Kargil in the Indo-Pak Conflict’ by D Suba Chandran, which looked at the conflict. India seemed in a better place to handle the financial strain of the conflict, which worked in its favour.

The book quotes Jaswant Singh as saying that India will see the conflict as a “cut